Kesler Covered Bridge

Kesler Covered Bridge
Nearest city Homer, Georgia
Coordinates 34°25′27″N 83°23′16″W / 34.42417°N 83.38778°W / 34.42417; -83.38778 (Kesler Covered Bridge)Coordinates: 34°25′27″N 83°23′16″W / 34.42417°N 83.38778°W / 34.42417; -83.38778 (Kesler Covered Bridge)
Area less than one acre
Built 1925
Architectural style Kingpost & queenpost truss
NRHP reference # 75000571[1]
Added to NRHP June 18, 1975

The Kesler Covered Bridge, near Homer, Georgia, was built in 1925. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

It is located 10 miles (16 km) north of Homer on County Line Rd. over the Middle Fork of the Broad River.

It is a single-span 69 feet (21 m) long truss bridge.[2]

It is unusual for having a Kingpost truss on one side and a Queenpost truss on the other.[2]

It was a work of construction foreman Robert Verner and workers Eugene Vaughn, J. A. Kesler, Grady Crump and Daye Crump. It is named for the Kesler family.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 James G. Bogle (December 18, 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Kesler Covered Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved September 8, 2018. With accompanying photo from 1974
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.